Karmen

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Czechoslovakia. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a good but rather acid flavour.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Parentage:
Lord Lambourne x Linda

Accession No.
1982 - 255   fingerprint   cancel

Accession name
Karmen

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Height
58.78 mm ^a

Width
73.23 mm ^a

Ribbing
very weak ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^a

Russet
low ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.